Here’s the ever-growing list I pull from when I need to celebrate…Thanks to Joanne Hunold for her contributions!

…..the little things:

• buy some stargazer lilies & keep them near my door
• soak in a bubble bath with a cold glass of wine and a good book
• savor a piece of dark chocolate
• turn off the phone and watch a DVD, or make a marathon of my favorite guilty pleasure shows from my DVR (Bridezillas, What Not to Wear, Made, House Hunters) with a fresh bowl of popcorn (add some garlic salt – just trust me) and a glass of wine
• sit in the park with the Sunday Times, an iced coffee, and the man I love while enjoying the weather and the multitudes of people walking by
• if it’s warm, throw on a bikini top, grab a chaise lounge on my roof deck and read or write
• if it’s cold, bundle up and go to the roof deck to stargaze until I can’t feel my fingers
• spend the entire day in my pjs
• take a power nap
• don’t set the alarm and sleep the morning/early afternoon away
• treat myself to a mani/pedi at a spa
• indulge in a glazed donut (usually off-limits for me) without a smidge of guilt (but stop at just one donut)
• shop for a new outfit from a store that is not a “discount” one (Marshalls, Ross, etc)
• brew a cup of fancy loose tea, wrap up in a comforter, and watch a DVD, or Tivo-ed movie without multi-tasking (no folding laundry, etc)
• just read a book!!! (again no feeling guilty or calling myself lazy allowed)
• relax in my backyard
• buy a new album I’ve been wanting
• take a walk on the beach around sunset
• have a beach day
• see a movie I’ve been wanting to see
• make a coffee/drink/dinner/brunch date with a friend
• go on a date with Luke
• buy a book that’s in my bookstore that I haven’t read yet
• buy something from my wishlist on MyRegistry.com
• listen to my Positivity Playlist!
• take a yoga class / do my yoga DVD
• take a dance class
• go dancing with my girlfriends!
• sing
• write in my journal
• read a trashy magazine
• allow myself some guilt-free blog-reading time. aaahhhh….

…..the big things:

• find a friend/Mom to see a Broadway show with me
• eat at a fancy schmancy restaurant I’ve been dying to try
• buy myself something over $100 that I need but haven’t let myself purchase (yet!)
• get a spa massage
• get a spa facial
• get a spa body scrub (love those!)
• rent a beach house for a weekend